Dark Quarterer - "Gladiator" (lyric video)

People in the stands shout: kill him!!!
While fighting in the arena,
There is no hate
Just a game of
Blood, bets, life or death
Until the end of the breath

We are mercenaries,
We don’t hate our adversaries,
We are like caged animals,
We are forced to fight
To try to survive once again.

What is
The meaning of my life?
Nonsense
No one to find at home
No future to plan
No dreams to be realized

Thanks to this survival instinct
That keeps me going on
Day by day but by night
My dreams come true
My thoughts take me far away

And I imagine days of peace
Lovely wife and beautiful children
A house in which to grow old
In serenity
And die of a natural death

Tonight
Will be a night
Such
As any other
I know that tonight
It will be
Another dream that seems real.

But I cannot sleep tonight,
Something different in the air,
This is not the peace I dreamed of
Strange silence all around
As if the world was suddenly over

The earth shakes and then explodes
Fiery rocks fall from the sky,
The air burns the eyes and the throat
The gods want everything
To end and I finally feel free

I will no longer fight
I’m so tired
I just have to rest,
I wish I could sleep

Forever forever forever
Fight for us, kill him gladiator!

I’m flying above the clouds
Like a big white eagle.

Την δισκογραφική τους επιστροφή μετά από πέντε χρόνια γνωστοποίησαν οι Dark Quarterer. Ο διάδοχος του album "Ithaca" (Απρίλιος 2015) και έβδομος συνολικά δίσκος των Ιταλών metallers φέρει τον τίτλο "Pompei" κι αναμένεται να κυκλοφορήσει στις αρχές Νοεμβρίου.

Ως προς την θεματολογία του album η μπάντα την περιγράφει κάπως έτσι: «a concept album detailing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Dark Quarterer has crafted an album of high drama and impeccable musicianship with Pompei!»

Δελτίο τύπου: «Italian Metal Veterans Dark Quarterer join Cruz Del Sur Music; new album ‘Pompei’ coming this fall. Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of one of Italy’s longest-running metal bands, Dark Quarterer. The label will release this November, the band’s seventh studio album, “Pompei”, on Compact Disc, Gatefold LP with an amazing artwork provided by Italian Artist Paolo Girardi.

Dark Quarterer and Cruz Del Sur have a previous working relationship - the label released the vinyl versions of the band’s “Symbols” (2018) and “Ithaca” (2015) studio albums. “It was a pretty obvious decision for us to make,” says bassist / vocalist Gianni Nepi. “We’re honored to join a label with so many great bands and look forward to getting ‘Pompei’ in front of an even bigger audience.”

“Pompei” was recorded this January and February at the band’s own W.R.S. Studios in Piombino, Italy. Vocals and keyboards were tracked in May by sound engineer Andrea Ramacciotti, with mastering handled by Alex Marton of First Line Studio in Follonica.

According to Nepi, “Pompei” takes their sound to the next level, expanding on the bold, classic metal-on-prog sound they have been purveying since 1980. “The new album is cruder, perhaps a bit more visceral and intense. It has a dramatic atmosphere that surrounds the entire album - even during the softest of moments.”

Now at the 40-year mark as a band, Dark Quarterer, who also comprise drummer Paolo "Nipa" Ninci, guitarist Francesco Sozzi and keyboardist Francesco Longhi, has faced many obstacles, but the one thing that has kept them together is their friendship, something that has helped the band maintain the same lineup since 2003.

“We have great passion and love for the music we make,” finishes Nepi. “Also, the friendship between the four of us really is the glue that keeps us together. Without it, we’re not sure we would have lasted this long!”»

Band: Dark Quarterer
Country of origin: Italy
Location: Piombino (Livorno), Tuscany
Formed in: 1980
Genre: Epic Progressive Metal
Lyrical themes: Dark, Epic, Esoteric, Myths, Legends and History
Years active: 1974-1980 [as Omega R (Omega Erre)], 1980-present

Lyric video: "Gladiator"
Video by: Gabby Vessoni
Album: "Pompei"
Type: Full length
Release date: November 6th, 2020
Label: Cruz del Sur Music
Format: CD, LP, Digital

Track listing:
1. Vesuvius 09:23
2. Welcome to the Day of Death 06:38
3. Panic 08:39
4. Plinius the Elder 07:58
5. Gladiator 06:24
6. Forever 08:01

Band members:
Gianni Nepi - Bass, Vocals (1980-present)
Paolo "Nipa" Ninci - Drums (1980-present)
Francesco Sozzi - Guitars (1998-present)
Francesco Longhi - Keyboards (2003-present)

Miscellaneous staff:
Paolo Girardi - Artwork
Andrea Ramacciotti - Engineering
Alex Marton - Mastering